I can't recall just how often I see a newspaper article that says something along the line of "Jane Doe passed away peacefully on Wednesday." Or "Jane Doe died on Wednesday, aged 88 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Well, if you keep track of THIS post, simply go to the link below:
Rootsweb Age Calculator
After making this post, I also realized it would be handy to have a link for "Day of the Week.
This is available here, on Calculator dot net, as well as many other places.
Now, when you see in that January 18, 1885 newspaper, that "Jane Doe died on Wednesday, aged 76y 4m and 4d." You'll be able to figure out the date of her birth and death.
Well, if you keep track of THIS post, simply go to the link below:
Rootsweb Age Calculator
After making this post, I also realized it would be handy to have a link for "Day of the Week.
This is available here, on Calculator dot net, as well as many other places.
Now, when you see in that January 18, 1885 newspaper, that "Jane Doe died on Wednesday, aged 76y 4m and 4d." You'll be able to figure out the date of her birth and death.